Adventure Time: Islands

Adventure Time Wins 2017 Creative Arts Emmy For Outstanding Short Form Animated Program

Yesterday (09/09/2017), the winners of the 2017 Creative Arts Emmy Awards were announced in Los Angeles and Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time has won another Creative Arts Emmy in the “Outstanding Short Form Animated Program” category bringing the tally to seven Emmys throughout show’s run since its premiere in 2010. Adventure Time won the Emmy for the episode “Imaginary Resources”, which is the fourth episode in the Adventure Time: Islands mini-series. In the episode, Finn and Jake visit a strange island while on their voyage across the ocean; the island’s inhabitants live in a virtual world. The episode was directed by Elizabeth Ito and written by show creator Pendleton Ward, Kent Osborne, Jack Pendarvis, Ashly Burch and Adam Muto. In the same category, Teen Titans Go!’s – “Orangins” episode and the Steven Universe episode – “Mr. Greg” were also nominated.

Also, Adult Swim’s and Cartoon Network Studios’ Samurai Jack has won an amazing total of four Emmy awards in the “Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation” category, one for the episode (XCII) (“92”), two for the episode “XCIII” (“93”) and one for “XCV” (“95”).

Movies during August include: Big Top Scooby-Doo!, Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest, The Man Called Flintstone, Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz, The Garfield Show: Little Trouble in Big China, Coconut The Little Dragon: The Movie and The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound.

Steven Universe Volume One Soundtrack To Be Released On Vinyl

Following the limited edition release pre-orders of the “Stronger Than You” and “Love Like You” vinyl at San Diego Comic Con, Cartoon Network and merchandising company – iam8bit.com will also be releasing the whole volume one soundtrack in a four vinyl pack release later this year, the vinyl collection is now available to pre-order. Each vinyl will feature a gem design, representing Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl and Steven, each disc will have a different colour and will have a translucent appearance and will be contained in a jacket with a shimmer and emboss effect with artwork by design studio – Chromosphere.

The Steven Universe Volume One Soundtrack Vinyl description on iam8bit.com:

Steven Universe is a one-of-a-kind animated opus, fusing musical celebration with storytelling in a way that inspires nothing short of spectacular smiling. Its songs are lively, jubilant and often emotional works of aural art, spreading a sensation of total glee to all ears within listening distance. This set of 4 x 10” vinyl represents our favorite Crystal Gems (Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl and Steven) via colorful translucent discs and center labels, all housed in gatefold jacket adorned with a shimmery warp & ornate embossments. Designed in close collaboration with series creator, Rebecca Sugar, and illustration auteurs Chromosphere, this is a vinyl package made with true love.

In somewhat related news: If you live in Latin America, Cartoon Network Latin America will be hosting a Steven Universe: Out Of This World story arc Fan Chat (with Mimi Quarzo and Pedru Dot) at 8pm Argentina/7pm Chile/6pm Colombia and Mexico tonight (23/07/2017) on Facebook Live and YouTube. Use the hashtag #StevenLive to follow the conversation on Twitter and Facebook.

Cartoon Network Brazil is also doing a Steven Universe and Adventure Time: Islands Fan Chat for Portuguese speakers at 2pm Brasilia Time today with MARIMOON, Charles Emmanuel and with a mystery Cartoon Network superfan on Facebook Live and YouTube. Use the hashtag #AoVivaçoCN to follow the conversation.